Hi! I’m Josefine Humble, the founder of the society! This past May, with generous support from a research grant from the Viking Society for Northern Research, I had the incredible opportunity to undertake fieldwork across Sweden, visiting some of the most significant runestone sites in Scandinavia. The work fed directly into my larger research project analysing “To what extent do runic inscriptions and archaeological artifacts challenge or reinforce the images of women found

Written by Josefine Humble Ragnarök, the infamous apocalyptic cataclysm that ends the current world in Norse mythology, is usually imagined as a battlefield of men and monsters, a stage dominated by Odin, Thor, Loki, Fenrir, and Surtr. But beneath the crashing waves and burning skies lies a more subtle narrative: women actually play a crucial and often overlooked role in the mythology of the world’s end. Through prophecy and magic they shape Ragnarök much before the final wol

Written by Josefine Humble Norse mythology remains one of the most distinctive elements of Nordic cultural heritage. Though modern Scandinavia is largely secular, the myths of gods, heroes, and monsters still offer insight into traditional Nordic values and ways of understanding the world. Unlike many mythological traditions, Norse myths do not promise eternal peace or triumph. The gods themselves are mortal and flawed, and even they cannot escape Ragnarök, the destruction of

Written By Josefine Humble Freyja is one of the most influential and infamous figures in Norse mythology, yet she remains one of the most misunderstood. She is renowned as a “love goddess,” a Nordic Aphrodite of the myths of romance and beauty; but the real Freyja is far more complex: she is a powerful, political, and formidable woman. In understanding Norse society, and its relationship with femininity, warfare and the supernatural, seeing Freyja in her full, unfiltered form

Written By Josefine Humble Norse mythology presents one of the most imaginative cosmological systems in world literature: a universe suspended within a vast, sacred ash tree called Yggdrasil, where gods, giants, humans, spirits, and monsters inhabit interconnected realms. Norse cosmology is fluid and layered, reflecting the worldview of people who navigated harsh landscapes and unpredictable seas. The pillar that stands at the centre of everything is Yggdrasil, the world tre